10 Years of the Hostile Environment
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the hostile environment. As the war on migrants continues, building solidarity across our communities has never been more important, writes Shami Chakrabarti.
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Ko Leik Pya
Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
81. Pandemic Political Economy w/ Sahil Dutta and Nick Taylor
This week, Grace talks to Nick Taylor and Sahil Dutta about the politics behind the economics of COVID – and how the pandemic and current cost-of-living crises are likely to reshape the world going forward.
Rail Workers Are Fighting for All of Us
RMT workers across Britain have just voted for the biggest rail strike in decades. They are fighting not only a cost of living squeeze but funding cuts that would destroy the rail system as we know it.
The Police Don’t Need More Powers
Priti Patel’s plans to expand the use of stop and search and arm police police volunteers with tasers won’t prevent crime – but it will increase state violence and further persecute marginalised communities.
Prevent Reform Is the Latest Tory Gift to the Far-Right
The government’s review of the Prevent strategy will downplay the threat of the far-right while targeting social justice campaigns – the latest example of the Tories bringing extremist views into the mainstream.
Teachers Against Fire and Rehire
Richmond upon Thames College is threatening to fire and rehire teachers in a landmark attack on pay and conditions in the industry – but now workers are taking to the picket lines to fight back.
Australia’s Left Turn
The Australian election saw historic defeats for the Murdoch media and the country’s right wing. But if the Labor Party is to really bring about change, it needs to fight for transformative economic policies.
Priti Patel’s New Asylum Prisons
While anger is focused on the brutal Rwanda scheme, the Tories have also quietly announced new ‘camps’ to house asylum seekers in isolated locations in Britain – yet another attack on people seeking sanctuary.
Corporate Greed Is Killing Football’s Working-Class Roots
This year’s Premier League might be the most exciting in years, but it can’t disguise the reality facing English football: that the working-class communities who built the game are increasingly shut out by its elites.
Dancing in the Ruins
Ulrich Gutmair’s ‘The First Days of Berlin’ provides a glimpse into the squats, galleries, and techno clubs that sprung up after the fall of the Wall — but what were the political underpinnings of that scene and what is its legacy?
The Northern Roots of Modernist Sci-Fi
In the dying days of industry, northern England supplied the crucial animating backdrop to classic sci-fi in its formative stages.
Utopia and Reality in Stevenage
The New Town of Stevenage exemplified the post-war compromise, and is now being reassessed — but the truth is it was neither a ‘crap town’ nor a utopia.
Academisation Is Not the Answer
The government’s plan for full academisation amounts to the privatisation of our education system, to the detriment of pupils, workers and the wider community. It must be resisted.
A Welsh Bus Revolution
The Welsh government’s plans to reverse decades of bus deregulation and create a publicly run network spanning the country are the most radical transport proposals anywhere in Britain – and key to fighting the climate crisis, writes Lee Waters.
Royal Mail’s Bumper Profits Show its Workers Deserve a Raise
While Royal Mail bosses plead poverty, the company turned a £758 million profit last year. That’s money made by postal workers – they deserve a pay rise.
The Sound of Socialism
Welsh Labour’s plans for a National Music Service are a reminder that socialist policies aren’t just about cold, hard economics – they’re about allowing the creativity and personal joy so often stifled by the market to flourish.
Blacklisting Hasn’t Gone Away
Despite what bosses and politicians say, the blacklist is still a living reality for many trade unionists – and it can only be defeated by ending casual labour and building real collective power among workers.
Social Care on Screen
The world of care – from workers to organisers to those receiving it – was thrown into the spotlight by Covid. A new series of films reflects on their experiences, their challenges, and what care could be like.
Murdoch’s Climate Denial Has Australian Politics In Its Grip
Australians want action on climate change, but in the run-up to this weekend’s election the Murdoch press has kept politicians quiet on the topic – proof that billionaire media monopolies are a threat to both democracy and the planet.
80. The Roots of Britain’s 50-Year Drug War w/ Kojo Koram
This week, Grace talks to Kojo Koram, lecturer in law at Birkbeck and author of The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line. They discuss Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plan to conduct a review on the legalisation of cannabis, the roots of criminalisation, the neoliberal roots of the war on drugs, and why decriminalisation will save lives.